单词 | knock-off lap |
释义 | > as lemmasknock-off lap a. Machine-knitting. knock-off lap (see quot. 1957). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > knitting > processes involved in > loop of yarn on needle > not pulled through previous loop knock-off lap1884 1884 W. T. Rowlett tr. G. Willkomm Technol. Framework Knitting I. ii. 102 In the second lap..the loops are simply taken back into the throats of the sinkers with the old stitches. This second lap is called a ‘knock off lap’, because it does not form stitches. 1884 W. T. Rowlett tr. G. Willkomm Technol. Framework Knitting I. ii. 102 The purpose of such knock off laps is manifestly to bring as much thread as possible into the fabric, which thus becomes thick and soft, and suitable for underclothing or linings for shoes, &c. 1926 J. Chamberlain Hosiery, Yarns & Fabrics vii. 173 As a lap is formed without pressing and clearing the knock-off lap it is in every sense a parallel to the tuck-stitch of ordinary knitting. 1952 D. F. Paling Warp Knitting Technol. viii. 106 Knock-off laps can be used in conjunction with striped warps to produce purely vertical stripes on the face of the fabric without any overlap between adjacent colours. 1957 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 55 Knock-off lap (warp knitting), a length (or lengths) of yarn received by a needle and not pulled through the loop of the previous course. < as lemmas |
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